My 9 month old boy will not sleep. He has never been a great sleep but would sleep a few hours at a time. Now he is up every hour to ½ hour at night. The only way to get him to sleep longer is to sleep with me or my husband. He eats a lot and is very active baby. We have tried every sleep solution but nothing works. Crying out doesn’t work he will get so upset he will make himself throw up or have a BM, so we have to go in there. Any ideas at all? Please help!
Get the book The Baby Whisperer and do exactly what it says. It will work but you have to follow what she says to do. It is not a cry it out method. I don't believe in that at all. Good luck!
Some kiddos are like that. They're either good eaters or good sleepers but rarely6 both. Mine would only sleep if we were next to him so we ended up cosleeping for about 2 1/2 years. It was the only way to get some sleep. He finally slept through the night at about 2 when he got all his molars and now sleeps in his own room. Rest assured -- They will eventually sleep in their own rooms and all night too. He's also a very independent and secure child so the idea that it will make them clingy has not been our experience.
I felt really guilty about cosleeping at first, but my OB said that her 3rd was like that and you do what you have to do to get some sleep. Some babies just do not respond well to the CIO method like mine. It actually made things a lot worse for us since my son would even more dread bed time. He would cry for too long. (Even Furber says they shouldn't cry for more than about 20 minutes when you use his method.)
I also second the suggestion for "No Cry Sleep Solution". There's also a Yahoo group for people using the book that might be of some help. Both were helpful to us.
Bottom line -- do what you have to for sleep. Mine woke every 45-90 minutes during some stages. Cosleeping was the only way for me to get some rest and retain some sanity. If that works for you, do it. Cosleeping, despite what some might have you beleive, isn't going to scar your child or mess them up for life. Good luck!!
It sounds to me like the little guy is overtired. You need to get Healthy Sleep Habits for the Happy Child. THis book is my sleep bible. The author gives you several options for teaching your child to sleep but he also educates you and the importance of proper sleep, how much each age range needs, and how to solve sleep problems. This book saved our life with our daughter who at 2 1/2 sleeps ten hours a night and still takes a 2-3 hour nap. SHe often will request to go to bed! Get this book!
Good Luck!
I highly recommend "Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child" by Dr. Marc Weisbluth. My husband and I read the book upon recommenrdation when we had our daughter and she sleeps 12 hours a night. She is almost 4 years old and goes to bed at 7 pm and wakes at 7 am. I now have a son. He is 7 months old. I have been and am still "sleep training" him. It's an ongoing process. Your son is clearly over tired. The more tired someone is the less they sleep. Sounds weird but it's true. Sleep begets sleep. The more you sleep the more you want to sleep. If you buy this book, read it and implement it expect some / a lot of protest crying but just as you would feed your child vegtables when they might prefer cookies you must realize that your child will protest sleep at first. Hang in there. Buy the book. But rememebr you must read it and implement it. I think after a month of sleep training him and doiing everyhtin "by the book" you will see marked changes.
Try giving him a warm bath in that Lavendar Soap - or taking him for a stroller ride, I know with my 2 the outside air tired them out ! Try also feeding him some oatmeal cereal in the evening (keep his tummy full) & he may sleep all night ! You can also give him a little bit of gas medicine in the evening before bed.
Good Luck !
I love the book The Secrets of the Baby Whisperer by Tracey Hogg. I have done this "routine" with my babies and so far I have great sleepers. I highly recommend it. Since it is not a new book you can most likely find it for cheap at a discount book store. I think having a routine for your baby really helps with the sleep aspect. Good luck!!! He'll come around.
We like the book "No Cry Sleep Solutions". It worked for us.
If he is a big baby, it could be that he is hungry. As soon as I started sneaking a little cereal in my son's 10 o'clock bottle, he would sleep all night without waking again.
